Kenyan bitcoin remittance startup BitPesa and automated mobile payments company Lipisha have taken the country’s leading mobile operator Safaricom to…
Author: Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
Entrepreneurs are often put off marketing their business as they do not believe they have the budget or time to…
Kenyan startup KejaHunt, a mobile and web application that helps users find houses without engaging agents, has raised an undisclosed…
South Africa’s National Assembly has approved the Promotion and Protection of Investments Bill following debate by members of parliament (MPs)…
Zambian e-commerce startup Dot Com Zambia has seen its revenue increase 44-fold to US$750,000 per year since its launch in…
Applications are open for this year’s edition of the Student Social Venture Programme (SSVP), which offers an avenue for improving…
The Port Elizabeth-based SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) has released performance results for its 2014/15 financial year, claiming…
It’s been a funny old year in Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem. In one sense, it’s been very good. VC funding…
There is an urgent need for Africa to create an environment that celebrates and promotes entrepreneurship as a viable career…
The second annual Western Cape Funding Fair will take place in Cape Town in May of next year, with the…